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Railroads & Locomotives Fallen Flags Remembering Clinchfield Railroad passenger trains

Remembering Clinchfield Railroad passenger trains

By Angela Cotey | March 6, 2020

| Last updated on January 25, 2021

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A black and white photo of Clinchfield 4-6-2 No. 154 coming down the tracks
No. 38 at Switzerland
Clinchfield 4-6-2 No. 154 leads train 38, the daily local between Elkhorn City, Kentucky, and Spartanburg, South Carolina, at Switzerland, North Carolina, circa 1946.
Wayne Brumbaugh
A black and white photo of Clinchfield 4-6-2 No. 154 coming down the tracks
A black and white photo of Clinchfield 4-6-2 with smoke coming out of the chimney passing through buildings
No. 37 at Erwin
A Clinchfield 4-6-2 departs Erwin, Tennessee, with train 37, the daily local between Spartanburg, South Carolina, and Elkhorn City, Kentucky, circa 1949.
Wayne Brumbaugh
A black and white photo of Clinchfield 4-6-2 with smoke coming out of the chimney passing through buildings
A black and white picture taken out of the window of Train 37 looking back at the train coming out of a tunnel
No. 37 near Spruce Pine
Train 37, the daily local between Spartanburg, South Carolina, and Elkhorn City, Kentucky, enters one of several tunnels near Spruce Pine, North Carolina, circa 1948.
R. H. Kennedy
A black and white picture taken out of the window of Train 37 looking back at the train coming out of a tunnel
A black and white photo of Clinchfield 4-6-2 No. 154 passing by two people on the side of the tracks
No. 38 near Marion
Clinchfield 4-6-2 No. 154 leads train 38, the daily local between Elkhorn City, Kentucky, and Spartanburg, South Carolina, near Marion, North Carolina, on March 3, 1946.
Joe H. Bruner
A black and white photo of Clinchfield 4-6-2 No. 154 passing by two people on the side of the tracks
A black and white photo of Clinchfield 4-6-2 No. 154 turning a corner on the tracks
No. 38 at Spruce Pine
Clinchfield 4-6-2 No. 154 departs Spruce Pine, North Carolina, with train 38, the daily local between Elkhorn City, Kentucky, and Spartanburg, Kentucky, circa 1947.
Wayne Brumbaugh
A black and white photo of Clinchfield 4-6-2 No. 154 turning a corner on the tracks
A black and white photo of Clinchfield coming out of a tunnel on a raised track
No. 38 near Rocky
Clinchfield 4-6-2 No. 153 exits a tunnel near Rocky, North Carolina, with train 38, the daily local between Elkhorn City, Kentucky, and Spartanburg, Kentucky, circa 1947.
Wayne Brumbaugh
A black and white photo of Clinchfield coming out of a tunnel on a raised track
A black and white photo of the Clinchfield Railroad 4-6-2 coming down the tracks on a raised track
No. 38 near Kingsport
A Clinchfield Railroad 4-6-2 leads train 38, the daily local between Elkhorn City, Kentucky, and Spartanburg, Kentucky, south of Kingsport, Tennessee, circa 1949.
Wayne Brumbaugh
A black and white photo of the Clinchfield Railroad 4-6-2 coming down the tracks on a raised track
A far away black and white picture of Train 37 moving through the mountains
No. 37 on The Loops
Train 37, the daily local between Spartanburg, South Carolina, and Elkhorn City, Kentucky, climbs “The Loops” between Rocky and Switzerland, North Carolina, circa 1947.
Wayne Brumbaugh
A far away black and white picture of Train 37 moving through the mountains
A black and white picture of Clinchfield 4-6-0 with smoke coming out of its chimney
Excursion special at Spartanburg
Clinchfield 4-6-0, reactivated for special trains in the late 1960s, No. 1 and two diesels depart Spartanburg, South Carolina, with an excursion to Erwin, Tennessee, on July 6, 1969.
William J. Husa Jr.
A black and white picture of Clinchfield 4-6-0 with smoke coming out of its chimney

In March 2020, Classic Trains is celebrating the history, heritage, and splendor of the Clinchfield Railroad. Enjoy this photo gallery, selected from the David P. Morgan Library collections, as the perfect salute to the Clinchfield.

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